Anyone use a dehumidifier?

Gintotmelinda

Hi I am looking to buy a dehumidifier as I dry washing on radiator airers around the house. Anyone find they are useful? We live in a 3 bedtoom semi. Thanks.

Gintot

martinthebandit

Wife uses one regularly, we hardly use the tumble dryer since getting one.

Gintotmelinda

Thanks for your quick reply. What sort is it?

Gintot

pattypan4

yes see the winter thread, lots of posts on there

martinthebandit

Gintotmelinda wrote: »

Thanks for your quick reply. What sort is it?

Gintot

It's a finether 12litre apparently, cost £100 ish at the time.

Gintotmelinda

Thanks
A very interesting post..

Gintot

Fen1

I put all my laundry on an extra large vertical horse. The dehumidifier sits next to it. I have a Meaco with a laundry setting. I would recommend getting a dehumidifier with a laundry setting as it really super charges the drying time. I put my horse and dehumidifier in the smallest room I have to maximize efficiency for drying laundry.

I have another dehumidifier, a bog standard delonghi, which is fine for keeping the house moisture down, but isn't a patch on the Meaco for the laundry with the laundry setting.

pattypan4

mine is a meaco low energy greenline

caronc

I bought a meaco ABC 12L a few weeks ago and love it. I wish I'd got one years ago. I didn't get specifically to dry laundry but have used it lots for this and it does a great job. I paid £160 inc delivery for it. I'm in a 3 bed/2 public terrace and I'm not sure it would be big enough if if I had specific damp issues but it more than does what I want it to do (stop a mainly unused north facing room from getting damp) as well as laundry drying.
ETA - it has a laundry setting

Gers

Yes, in my own home (no central heating) I have a DeLonghi dehumidifier with a laundry setting. Clothes over a horse and the spare bedroom door shut, it’s brilliant.

I also use it in the upstairs hall for its original purpose.

In our previous home I had it in what was the airing cupboard when the old boiler was taken out.

I’d recommend one with a laundry setting.

want_to_save

we have had one from Argos for about a year now only run it on weekend when i want to dry the washing (have not tumble dryer 2 adults no kids) and have that and a oscolating (sp) fan on the washing too. Can do weeks worth of washing (2 loads) on a weekend and i honestly wouldnt be without it.



was a challenge one (no longer in stock) 10l